Turkey · Archaeology

4-Day North Mesopotamia Tour with Gf6beklitepe and Mount Nemrut

4 Days Round trip from Diyarbakır Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit Gf6beklitepe and the Diyarbak31r City Walls and Fortress
  • 02 Discover Mount Nemrut, Mardin, and Dayro d-Mor Hananyo (Deyrul Zafaran) Monastery
  • 03 Take a private boat tour in Halfeti
  • 04 Explore the Old City of Urfa, Abraham Lake, and the Cave

See incredibly important and beautiful historical places between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers on this 4-day journey through North Mesopotamia. This is the land where settled life began, where animals and plants were first domesticated, and where the first villages, cities, organized religions, and temples emerged. Explore remarkable sites including Gf6beklitepe, Diyarbak31r, 5eanl31urfa, Mardin, Hasankeyf, and Mount Nemrut as you trace the origins of human civilization.

This is the land where settled life began, where animals and plants were first domesticated, and where the first villages, cities, organized religions, and temples emerged.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Moderate
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Cities Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Malatya, Mardin, Şanlıurfa, Midyat, Hasankeyf, Mount Nemrut, Harran
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Diyarbak31r Heritage and Sunset at Mount Nemrut

  • Explore the Diyarbak31r Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Visit the Great Mosque of Diyarbak31r.
  • Discover historic hans and caravanserais.
  • Admire the traditional Diyarbak31r houses.
  • Pay a visit to the Karaku5f Tumulus.
  • See the Roman Cendere Bridge.
  • Watch the sunset at Nemrut.
2
Day 02

Halfeti Boat Tour and 5eanl31urfa Discovery

  • Enjoy a boat tour in Halfeti.
  • Examine the displays in the 5eanl31urfa Archaeology Museum.
  • Tour the Old City of Urfa, Abraham Lake, and the Cave.
3
Day 03

Harran, Gf6beklitepe, and Mardin Old City

  • Continue to the Harran Beehive Houses.
  • Explore Gf6beklitepe, the oldest human-made temple.
  • Visit Kas31miye Madrasah.
  • Stroll through Mardin Old City.
  • Discover Mor Behnam Church.
  • Visit the Great Mosque of Mardin.
  • Wander through the Old Bazaar of Mardin.
4
Day 04

Monasteries, Ancient Cities, and Hasankeyf

  • Visit Dayro d-Mor Hananyo (Dayrul Zafaran) Monastery, formerly the residence of the Syriac Orthodox patriarch from 1166 to 1923.
  • Explore Dara Ancient City.
  • Check out the gallery grave and cistern.
  • See Beyazsu.
  • Discover the Old City of Midyat.
  • Tour Hasankeyf.
  • Finish the trip in Diyarbak31r.
Göbekli Tepe, Mount Nemrut, Halfeti, Hasankeyf

Where this trip takes you

Göbekli Tepe, Mount Nemrut, Halfeti, Hasankeyf

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Professional Turkey tour guide

  • Private car and driver

  • Private boat tour in Halfeti

  • All museum and private place entrance fees

  • All guide and driver costs

What's Not Included

  • Guests' hotel accommodation and food

Know before you go

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Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Diyarbak31r, Tfcrkiye
Tour start
Diyarbakır, Türkiye
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 4 days finish where they began, in Diyarbakır.

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